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Steve Buckhantz named to D.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Earlier this week, Wizards play by play announcer Steve Buckhantz was named to the D.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Buckhantz is in his 18th consecutive season as the Wizards’ play by play announcer on television. In other words, he’s the guy behind “DAGGER,” “How do you like that,” and “UNBELIEVABLE!

Though Wizards play by play announcing is Buckhantz’s main job today, he held many other posts throughout the years, Among them:

  • He was WTTG (FOX 5 DC)’s sports anchor in the 1980’s through the 1990’s.
  • Buckhantz was a play by play announcer in the first year of FOX’s NFL coverage in 1994.